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Subscribe to RSSCorrection: In a previous version of this report, Dayne Logan's city of residence was incorrectly identified. It is Columbia, Mo.
A Kansas boy who bought an old Polaroid camera at a garage sale brought home a special gift for his grandma: Inside was an image of her son, who was killed in a car crash 23 years ago.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Addison Logan, 13, went with his grandmother, Lois Logan, to several garage sales in west Wichita. At one of them, he found a Polaroid camera for sale and bought it for $1.
When he opened the camera's cartridge later back at her house, he found an old photograph and showed his grandmother, the Eagle reports.
It was a photo of her son Scott, sitting on a sofa with a high school girlfriend about 10 years before he was killed in a car accident.
"It was really weird," Lois Logan told the Eagle.
The Logans told the Eagle that they didn't know the people having the garage sale and the man who sold it to Addison couldn't remember where he got it. The woman in the photo married and moved away long ago, the Eagle reported.
Scott Logan was a 28-year-old divorced dad when he was killed when his car flipped during a business trip. His son, Dayne Logan, lives in Columbia, Mo., and has blogged about the discovery of the photo. Scott had been preceded in death by another brother, who also was killed in a car crash.
“I’m just shocked,” one of Scott’s surviving brothers, Blake Logan, told the Eagle. “The more time that passes, the more in disbelief I am. So many things have to come together for that to happen. It just seems supernatural.”
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WOW, just when you thought you had heard it all. That is amazing.
No kidding, that's almost creepy.
Hmmm... One would expect to hear the voice of Rod Serling, saying, "Welcome to the Twilight Zone."
If you are too young to know about Rod Serling, or The Twilight Zone, please Google it.
Yeah, someone needs to teach that family how to drive!
That's a really dumb thing to say..you never know when these things will happen..maybe it wasn't his fault, maybe it was the driver behind him or someone ran a red light or whatever..have some compassion for Gods sake. I hope you never go through anything like that.
I hope nobody ever finds a picture I might have left inside an old Polaroid camera from when I was a young teenage boy.
That is amazing and I hope the mother felt like she gained a hug from her son long gone. Once I took a trip to San Francisco in the 70s. I had not told my uncle I was visiting from the east coast, and I was walking down a street and he crossed my path at the exact right time. It was so great to see him. Some things are not coincidence.
Yeah, I'm sure she got a great big hug out of it. Weirdo.
I agree with you, Peace. Nice, An. Just because you have no clue doesn't mean you have to be rude.
Kinda dissapointed. They tell a story about a photo but don't show it. Hmm, feel sorta let down.
@Anrkist - Why be such an a-hole. Just because you have not lost a loved one at such a young age and can not relate does not negate how finding this picture might make someone else feel. The flood of emotions that it can bring back can be like getting a small piece of that person back. If @Peace expresses this as being like getting a hug from that loved one, I can fully understand that. Just because you can't is no reason to be a rude jacka$$.
JS in SD
There's always some pathetic loser that feels they must a rude jacka$$, as Anrkist has just been.
Heart warming story.
Brenda1964
The picture can be seen at the Wichita Eagle. Big Blue Letters midpoint in story. Click. I went right past it myself when I first read the article. No Worries.
DevlsAdvacut - Thanks :)
I lost my brother when I was 8...he was 9. We were very close. My father was raising us as a single dad, and for the rest of his life, nearly 20 years, he lived in h3ll at the loss of my brother.
When my dad passed, I was only 26. He raised me to be just old enough to continue without him (in his eyes), then left me to be with my brother.
I went down to visit my brothers grave while I was at a mourning for my dad, in our hometown. Unbelievably, the outline of my daddy's eyeglasses, was etched around the headstone of my brother's grave.
I had a picture of my brother's headstone from the past, and took a picture of it again, when I saw this. I knew no one would believe it.
That was proof to me that my daddy finally got reunited with my brother, and I, his sister, will join them both when the time comes to reunite with my family.
@Conway - What a beautiful story - no sarcasm by any means. No one knows what actually happens when we pass away, but we can only hope that we meet up with loved ones who've passed on before us . . .
Anrkist, if you don't have nothing nice to say....damn somebody's mama was lax in her duties!
Is that a bible verse carved into her fireplace?
That was a God wink.
He was an 18 year old at the time, we're lucky their was a girl in that picture at all. Now that might have made this a far more compelling story, I think.
Boy this does seem supernatural
Not supernatural; just really, really, really unlikely. About the same chances of winning anything significant in the lottery, but you don't call it supernatural when somebody wins that, do you?
Within the same town, it's not all that unbelievable. If he had found the picture in a camera halfway across the nation; then I might consider a slight "supernatural" claim on that.
Ugh...why do some people feel it's their duty to destroy the heartfelt thoughts of others. If you don't believe, go not believe, but let those that do...continue to.
Live and friggin let live, for Pete's sake!
Conway - Why is one person allowed an opinion of "supernatural" but another person is not? Simply because you disagree with one?
In your other post would you have gone off for somebody offering an opinion as to whether they believed your father and brother are reunited? Or giving an opinion as to your father leaving you at age 26 because he felt you were finally mature enough to be on your own? Or was it that he felt he couldn't do any more or you.
While I know that I'll ever convince you that they aren't together, you'll never convince me that they are. Both are opinions - but neither are wrong.
I did not read Conway's comment as a slight to your opinion. It's more along the lines of "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."
Hey, Conway - maybe you should follow your own advice! Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, just like I'm entitled to think that your story about the outline of the eyeglasses is pure hokum.
Isn't it funny how hate always rear's it's ugly face....? Not one nice thing can be posted on the internet without the voices of the devil spawn trying to overpower the beauty.
Sticks and stones...
Whatever happened in your life to make you so miserable, I truly hope you find peace one day, so your growl can be replaced with laughter.
Rest assured, I could care less if you think that or not. I know the truth.
Good day!
conway, you go on believing whatever it is that makes you feel better sweetie! I agree with you honey, that is one heck of a story, and if you want to believe its an out of this world message, go for it! So sorry that there are such negative people out there who are not happy unless they crush other people's dreams. I am sure both of them are waiting for you in heaven just like you say, and smiling because you got their message! ;)
Atticus, she said it in the spirit that "just because you can say it, doesn't mean you should." and probably "There is a classy way to say it, and a non classy way to say it." Such as, "I'm glad for your sake you believe in all that, but I can't seem to do it myself." thats classy. The way they said it, is not. It may be a message board where no one knows who you really are, but have some self respect damn people for yourselves and others.
neat!!!!
the thing is the boy mother was grieving of her long lost son and by coincidence when her grandson open the cartridge there it was a photo of her son whom they said died in a car crash and in the photo he was seen with a girl she was one of his high school friend' when asked the person who sold them the camera, the logan told the eagle that they didn't know the people having the garage sale and the man who sold it to addison could't remember where he got it and the woman in the photo married and moved away long time ago' but what beats me is why did it fell into the logan's hands was it a coincidence or was it mean't to be or could it be that she is a praying person who had faith.
Looks like a movie deal coming!
Why are you calling peace222 a wierdo? Oh, because you're an a$$h*&#... I think it's incredible when things like this happen. Such a blessing and a sign that there is a bigger higher power. Supernatural at the very least.
higher power??? SKR.... if you think there is anything controling your actions except YOU...you are delusional.
And Captain America, that's why she has twelve likes to her story and you only have three? Do you feel better about yourself now that you challenged her belief? Or is it because you don't feel good about yourself you had to in the first place? I believe the term for you kind is: bully.
Hmmm... Some of the people leaving comments here remind me of an old saying in the new and used car sales business: "There's a seat for every A$$, and an A$$ for every seat."
More likely than not, some of the negative comments are coming from people who attend church, sing in the choir, and consider themselves as "good Christians." The truly scary part is, they probably have a driver's license, and are registered to vote.
Why are you calling peace222 a wierdo? Oh, because you're an a$$h*&#... I think it's incredible when things like this happen. Such a blessing and a sign that there is a bigger higher power. Supernatural at the very least.
skr-842443...He wasn't calling peace222 a wierdo. He was talking to Anrkrist. If you'd have bothered reading his post carefully, you'd have known that
LOL!!! Al, it was Anrkrist that was calling peace222 a weirdo. Maybe you should carefully re-read the comments.
Now that's classic! When the wanna be know it all gets smacked down with the real truth! Thanks Worms for making my morning lol!
Wow, how bittersweet, weird, strange and all the above.
Hinky
I may be wrong, but weren't Polaroid cameras of the instant variety? And, if they were, why would the photo still be in the camera? With every one I've seen, you have to take the picture out right away, or the camera ejects the picture out the slot in the front.
Just curious.
Maybe a jam on the feed out?
Good question Al-336592.
We had a similar camera decades ago that on occasion wouldn't eject the last photo from the cartridge. Like 50% of the time. Nine pictures and then sh!t.
Ours was a "family" camera for all to use. My parents, my sisters, and I went away for the weekend to visit my Grandmother. My brother, 17 at the time, got to stay home alone. This was huge deal considering my parents.
We got home Sunday night and all was well. My dad noted that the lawn was mowed, my mom was happy the kitchen wasn't a disaster zone and the trash had been taken out. All was right with the world until my dad grabbed the Polaroid off the kitchen table and decided to take a picture of my mom and her clean kitchen, oh was she so proud.
Turns out the camera wasn't empty. He removed the old cartridge and there was my brother with about fifteen of his friends having a party.
I got sent to my room right away. I always wondered why I got sent to my room when I hadn't done anything wrong.
Your parents didn't want any witnesses!
I had a very early version of a polaroid that did not automatically eject. You had to manually extract the film. That started the "developing" process. However, if you opened the camera it ruined the rest of the film cartridge. Newer versions did auto eject an exposed film which developed it. Sometimes those jammed. But it was when the film went between the rollers on the front of the camera that initiated the "developing" process. Same as before, when the camera was opened it ruined the rest of the cartridge.
this seems kinda weird
Al-336592~ the polaroids in the 70's you put the film in the there was a timer..when the timer went off you opened it up and retrieved the picture.
This story is incredible. I love reading things like this.
the camera I had , had a crank and until you turn the crank the pic would stay in the camera.
This sounds fishy to me, and I would lean toward calling
shenanigans. The type of camera shown (looks like an Impulse from the late
80's), normally needs to eject the picture in order to create a picture as
evenly developed as the one in the linked photo. If the camera battery failed,
and the print didn't eject, the film reagents wouldn't mix properly without
passing through the exit rollers. If a picture did take, it would not look as
good as the one shown after sitting in the camera so long. Developing chemicals
would have pooled, most likely making a very splotchy picture without
consistent color (at best). There is always the possibility that someone took the picture years ago, then put it
back in the cartridge for safe keeping, but that would be a stretch. My first
guess would be that someone thought it would be neat to create the story by
taking an old Polaroid, putting it in the cartridge, and constructing a story
to fit. The easy way to find out for sure would be to check any undeveloped
prints in the cart and see if the date code matches the one on the back of the
"mysterious" print.
I would have to agree with you on this. Color too good after 23 years. Polaroid colors mess up after a few years.
not sure about that, I have some Polaride pics I took in the late 70's that still look as they did then. We still have the camera, it's from the mid 70's. Think it's called the Land Camera.
NaturalSkeptic
Well NaturalSkeptic, after further review I believe you called it CORRECTLY.
Here are my reasons for doubting young Addison and his "fish story".The pictures shown of Addison in the Wichita Eagle (linked above) CLEARLY show a Polaroid Impulse instant camera. As you pointed out.
The Impulse came on the market in 1988. Her son died 23 years ago and she says the photo was of him roughly 10 years before that, based on when he dated his high school girlfriend.
2012-33 years makes 1979 the approximate date the photo was taken. Clearly long before the 1988 Impulse was Born.
Even if she is off by a couple years it still isn't from that camera. A mother knows when she has lost her son and she knows what young lady her son was seeing in high school. (at least the ones they took home to mamma).
Also look at the photo of the "photo" in the Wichita Eagle. I see circular scratches, and a couple right angles scratches. Tell tale sock drawer, back of old dresser, kid found a picture, let's pull a prank on grandma type photo if I've ever seen one.
If he is yanking her chain? He has used up an entire lifetime of "cry wolf" pranks.
This is a tough one. I found several impulses On Ebay, none listing years. Found a site someone has up (clearly not wanting this magnificent "technology" to go away and he has it on the market in 1981- that gets us closer. I think this is a feel good story and if you need a miracle today- then this is a fun one. If that's what this is, then all the details can fly out the window. Let's let everyone feel good. Who wouldn't want this to happen? Just sayin.
DevlsAdvacut
Great catch! I was looking at it only from the aspect of whether it was possible for a photo to have been developed without ejecting. I did not check whether the years math made sense. You are correct that a 33 year old photograph cannot come from a 24 year old camera. This only reinforces the call of shenanigans. If the pictures in the linked story are true, a kid's story got out of hand, and has blown out of proportion nationally.
What MSNBC posting a story without fact checking? No way! ; ) They are stirring up the creation vs evolution story from yesterday. They then post the story on a Sunday- very theatrical. People will fight all day about it.
If you read the caption on the pictures the grandmother said that the son died in 1989 and the picture ws taken when he was 17 (11 years earlier) so about 1978. The impulse had the same body of the OneStep that came out in 1977. Actually, Polaroid used the same body style for seveal models. Several models (including my bother's) had a section in the back to put the developed pictures while you continue taking more.
exldeal.com/Reviews/Polaroid-OneStep-SX-70-White-Rainbow-Camera.html
wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polaroid_instant_cameras
The One step had a flip up flash bar that covered the entire front upper half of the camera when lowered. The camera in the picture had a pop-up flash that (AFAIK) was new to the Polaroid line with the Impulse. Most of the Polaroid instant camera shells looked similar from the back. This story still doesn't seem to ring completely true.
OK, so even if the kid made this up by taking an old photo and putting it into the camera to show grandma, WHO cares ? Why not just let the story go and be a nice story of a young man and his grandmother remembering his dad ?
I'll bet you also point out that the the clown/magician has balloons up his sleeve and Santa Clause doesn't exist to the 1st graders.
i hope the woman found some comfort in finding the picture a kind of im ok and everything is fine remember me this way mom kinda thing.
She can have pictures to remember her dead son.
Well I thought it was a heart warming story for memorial day weekend. I hope it's true.
The camera was just "holding" the picture. It was being stored inside the case, that's all. It's not like it was just discovered. Whomever took the picture just stuck it back inside to store it there.
Divine intervention.
What kind of "intervention"?
You're saying there is some kind of mysterious, invisible magic person who can influence events in the real physical world? Are you kidding?
Where I come from, when you tell others that "invisible people" did something, they put you in that funny white coat and show you your new bedroom with the rubber wallpaper.
"Divine" indeed... Pshaw.
I'd rather be a believer now and find out they were wrong when I die.....then to be a non-believer and find out they were right !
So if there is some divine being, why does it only get recognized for its good deeds? After all, that same divine being caused the car crash that took out a whole family, caused nation-wide famine, created diseases, etc. That divine being should also get credit for those acts, and many more.
@ConwayTwitter - The problem with that logic is that you are assuming that your god is the correct one to believe in and you'll be rewarded for your faith. What if there really is a god but you picked the wrong one? You do believe in Osiris right? Or was it Odin? Or Ishtar? Zeus, Ometecuhtli, Frigga, Lupi, Kuklikimoku, Thor, Marpesia, Seth, Nemhain, Ashiakle, Chinnintamma, Jagganath, Piluitus, P'an Niang......... sorry which one was it again?
There's a famous quote among atheists:
"I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F Roberts
Conway - so you don't believe from deep inside your soul. You only "believe" because you are afraid about what will happen when you die. If your god is omnipotent, then won't he know that you only make a pretence at believing because you are afraid of death?
BTW, that should be "than", not "then".
i never said in my post, ANYWHERE, that I did or didn't believe in a "Divine Being". As a matter of fact, I didn't even say the words "Divine Being". It actually is a quote, but you all are too busy stoning me to realize it or ask about it.
Obviously, if I DO or Do NOT believe in one, that would be MY business and between HE/SHE and ME, not any of you. I dont' ask how many cups of coffee you drink every day, or how many times you go to the bathroom. I don't care. It's not my business...just like my life isn't yours.
But it does show you how many people like to ASSUME what others are saying...whether the assumer is right or wrong.
The post was meant to be taken lightly and with a smiling heart. Too bad you missed that.
By the way...I do not need you to correct my spelling and grammar. There are bigger fish to fry.
You are not perfect either, and if you think you are, you are in for a rude awakening.
Very cool.
"coincidence is the universe's way of telling you to PAY CLOSER ATTENTION." - Arlene Harris
You hear about 'weird' things like this happening. Your loved ones in Heaven can let us know they are OK. We have had it happen ourselves. I know it gave his Mom some comfort. Thanks for running the story.
It's like garage sale hopping in the Twilight Zone.
Fake or strange coincidence it made the mother happy to see a picture of her son, Out of nowhere. Perhaps that newpaper didn't have the actual camera and just used one they had around for the story? Who knows?!!?! She got to relive a moment in time of her son. Nothing to get bitchy about here. Move on if you need to talk crap. Plenty of other stories more worthy of ridicule on this Memorial day weekend. Enjoy the holiday all!!!!
Why would the newspaper use the actual photo but not have the actual camera?
Weird, amazing---miraculous.
First of all can you magine how the mother reacted when she saw it?...Her heart dropped, i know it did!
Then to top it all off...That was the ONLY picture supposedly left in the camera after ALL those years!..No way!
GOD is Real!...enough said.
@coffeecolor I wonder how many people realize that these unexplainable random coincidences (miracles) are common everyday occurances with God. I praise the One who opened my eyes.
GOD is Real!!
Not one heart that beats today will be able to deny it the moment that heart beats no more.